Nuclear Medicine Companion: A Practical Reference for Daily Use

By Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar

This book provides all the information required for the optimal use of nuclear medicine techniques, which are undergoing rapid development yet remain underutilized. The first section illustrates normal patterns on commonly and uncommonly performed scans as a reference and explains when and how the procedures should be performed. In addition, the normal patterns observed using relevant morphologic modalities, including CT of the head, chest, and abdomen and MRI of the head, are included in order to provide the interpreting physician with a reference when evaluating combined PET and CT or SPECT and CT studies. Using a problem-solving approach, the following section includes more than 250 cases designed to illustrate both the imaging patterns of different diseases and the role of each study in the diagnosis. Comparisons with other modalities are provided, and the rationale for and effective utilization of each study are briefly discussed in an informative manner. The third section explains pitfalls and provides dosimetric information to assist in the appropriate selection of studies for different age groups and to facilitate communication with referring physicians and patients and families fearful of radiation exposure. The book is directed at physicians and technologists with different levels of training and expertise and also at radiologists who practice nuclear medicine and radiology residents, with the intention of promoting widespread and appropriate use of the invaluable nuclear medicine techniques.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540881069
• ISBN13: 9783540881063
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages